Comments on: TypePad: for the intermittent blogger http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/ Blogebrity is welcoming the explosion of the first generation of bloggers and their rise to media dominance. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: howard http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-450 howard Sat, 17 Dec 2005 00:00:13 +0000 http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-450 Hello all, I just happened to read that you are looking into blogging alternatives. I'd throw <a href="http://www.motime.com" rel="nofollow">motime.com</a> into the ring. disclaimer, i'm the host... Hello all, I just happened to read that you are looking into blogging alternatives. I’d throw motime.com into the ring. disclaimer, i’m the host…

]]> By: Victor http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-449 Victor Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:03:06 +0000 http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-449 Actually, to make it worse, the roll back is a longer. 3 days is actually 6 days, or longer (a lot aren't showing posts since December 9th). Here's what Michael has to say about it: http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/news/2005/12/current_issues.html I'm afraid this is going to be the final straw for many people that had to deal with Typepad's October Madness. Blah. Actually, to make it worse, the roll back is a longer. 3 days is actually 6 days, or longer (a lot aren’t showing posts since December 9th).

Here’s what Michael has to say about it:

http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/news/2005/12/current_issues.html

I’m afraid this is going to be the final straw for many people that had to deal with Typepad’s October Madness.

Blah.

]]> By: Kyle http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-448 Kyle Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:56:42 +0000 http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-448 David--I hear ya, only, Flickr doesn't charge me $120/yr. (and I am a discounted Typepad member) for their service. And del.icio.us doesn't charge me at all. I'm all for the low bar--on services that are free or under $5/mo. But somehow, when you cross that $5/mo. level, I want my shit to work, all the time. Otherwise, I'm basically paying for Blogger-level reliability/performance, just so I can have: (a) the ability to categorize posts (b) a built-in photo app (that can be more-or-less replaced by Flickr or Buzznet) (c) a built-in links app (that can be replaced by del.icio.us or any number of similar social bookmarking apps) Somehow that value proposition just ain't coming through for me. But I think it's just that I am no longer considered a Typepad target customer. And so I'm like the red-headed stepchild of Typepad users. David–I hear ya, only, Flickr doesn’t charge me $120/yr. (and I am a discounted Typepad member) for their service.

And del.icio.us doesn’t charge me at all.

I’m all for the low bar–on services that are free or under $5/mo. But somehow, when you cross that $5/mo. level, I want my shit to work, all the time.

Otherwise, I’m basically paying for Blogger-level reliability/performance, just so I can have:
(a) the ability to categorize posts
(b) a built-in photo app (that can be more-or-less replaced by Flickr or Buzznet)
(c) a built-in links app (that can be replaced by del.icio.us or any number of similar social bookmarking apps)

Somehow that value proposition just ain’t coming through for me.

But I think it’s just that I am no longer considered a Typepad target customer. And so I’m like the red-headed stepchild of Typepad users.

]]> By: David Jacobs http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-447 David Jacobs Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:52:07 +0000 http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-447 It does make me sad (and it makes my Mom sad too!), but I do have patience left. delicious was down for a good part of the last two days, and who can forget flickr's "massages?" However, the point is not that we should have a low bar when we pay for blogging/social networking services, but that companies that do well like to take risks, and that we've come to expect that, for better or for worse. It does make me sad (and it makes my Mom sad too!), but I do have patience left. delicious was down for a good part of the last two days, and who can forget flickr’s “massages?”

However, the point is not that we should have a low bar when we pay for blogging/social networking services, but that companies that do well like to take risks, and that we’ve come to expect that, for better or for worse.

]]> By: ktbunch http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-446 ktbunch Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:43:23 +0000 http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-446 Wasn't just a month ago that they were asking for our patience as they upgrade? My patience has worn thin. Wasn’t just a month ago that they were asking for our patience as they upgrade? My patience has worn thin.

]]> By: shane http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-445 shane Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:19:16 +0000 http://blog.blogebrity.com/2005/12/typepad-for-the-intermittent-blogger/#comment-445 I'll be interested to read that assessment. I'm sick of their excuses. I’ll be interested to read that assessment. I’m sick of their excuses.

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